Consultant Psychiatrist - Eating Disorder Services

Job Reference: 285-691-CYPF

Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (BCPFT) is the major provider of mental health services to people of all ages in Sandwell and Wolverhampton, specialist health learning disability services in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. We also provide community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley.

Our vision is to improve health and well-being for people of all ages across the Black Country. There are over 2000 staff working in our Trust. Our staff carry out a wide range of roles, working together to provide integrated care and support to all those using our services. Frontline staff working in the trust include mental health nurses, psychiatrists, social workers, healthcare support workers, health visitors, school nurses, allied health professionals (such as psychologists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists).

Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.

We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website.

For further supporting information to apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.

Consultant Psychiatrist – Eating Disorder Service

1 Post

Permanent

Full Time (10 PAs)

£76,761 - £103,490 per annum

The Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (BCPFT) is a major provider of specialist Mental Health, Learning Disability, CAMHS and Children’s Universal community services. With a turnover of £100m, BCPFT employs over 2000 staff; all of whom are focused on the delivery of high quality, flexible, patient centred care. As a Trust we are developing and have gone from strength to strength.

We are proud of our staff and our services in the Black Country partnership and we are aiming high to be amongst the best providers of services for people within the Black Country.

The Children & Young Peoples & Families (CYPF) services within the Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (BCPFT) delivers CAMHS Tier 3 & 3 Plus services in Sandwell & Wolverhampton. We are expanding our services in both locations and seek to appoint suitable candidates to provide medical cover & leadership to both the well-established multi-disciplinary teams.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Consultant Psychiatrist with enthusiasm and commitment to join our well established Eating Disorder services.

You will have full GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register, with an appropriate CCST, or be within three months of obtaining your CCST on the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee.

This post will be based at the Edwards Street Community Base in West Bromwich.

Reference Number:285-691-CYPF

** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**

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The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.

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Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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